Reading Comprehension

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• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Reading comprehension

- Tips and tricks to understanding texts in English

- Practicing with texts

- Some fun reading

Reading strategies

Have you ever heard about reading strategies?

Do you know what they are?

Reading strategies

Intensive reading:

Intensive reading is used to figure out the reason behind a text.

What is the text truly about? What is the message?

You use intensive reason when you have to explain certain parts of a text or when you have to give your opinion.

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Sometimes other stuff too like information from your question.

Practicing reading @ home & school

We're going to practice reading and understanding texts.

If you want to practice at home you can:

Watch Netflix with English subtitles

Read news articles in English from these sites:

https://www.kidsnews.com.au/news 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround

Let's test you guys a little

Tell me which reading strategy is best in the questions below.

For each question tell me which strategy fits best for the situation!

Read the text. In what year did Columbus set off for the Americas?

1. Scanning
2. Skimming
3. Intensive reading

What is paragraph one about?

1. Skimming
2. Scanning
3. Intensive reading

What three reasons does the main character give for her behaviour?

1. Skimming
2. Scanning
3. Intensive reading

Would you have done what the character from this story did or not? Explain your answer.

1. Scanning
2. Skimming
3. Intensive reading

How do you feel after reading the story? Explain your answer.

1. Scanning
2. Skimming
3. Intensive reading

Choose a heading for each paragraph

1. Skimming
2. Scanning
3. Intensive reading

Who is the narrator of the text?

1. Skimming
2. Scanning
3. Intensive reading